Lindsay Weir MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is Lindsay Weir? Lindsay Weir is an INFJ personality type in MBTI, 2w1 - sp/so - 261 in Enneagram, RLOAI in Big 5, IEI in Socionics.
I don't have a perfect understanding of typology by any means, but I wanted to share some of my perspective on her typology, and why I believe INFJ is more likely for her than ISFJ, along with the other observations about her inferior Se under a cloud of stress, which causes her to fall into a cycle of impulsive decisions. Ni is a very elusive function and it's so difficult to discern, but to me it's still rather clear in the way that Lindsay thinks about and approaches the world. She's so tethered and rooted by the big picture that when that shatters with her grandmother's death, she loses meaning and a sense of her reason for existing -- which propels her into an Se grip. She is not Si dom in the way that Sam and Millie are; when she writes in her diary, she reflects on her exasperation about the monotony of their home and their roles (which seems very counter-Si), and how she sees them trapped in the same cycle: "I'm sick of living in this claustrophobic, suburban world...I feel like I live in a world of scared robots. Honestly, this is terrible, but two of the worst ones are mom and dad. They are the most boring, repressed people on the face of the planet earth. They say they love each other, but who knows, it's probably just part of her routine. Anyway, can robots really be in love?". I'm not suggesting that ISFJs would be incapable of this mindset, but they would probably reflect on more concrete details instead of the abstract and overarching way that Lindsay reflects on the lives of those around her. When she has the chance to interview Vice President Bush , despite having a set of questions that she was told to ask, she was so in tune with the bigger picture that she couldn't help but defy the structure -- despite trying to appease her family's desires -- and ask the "real questions"; which seems like a conflict between her Ni-Ti and Fe. There are so many glimmers of moments across the show that expose her thought process as an INFJ. She has Fe, so it's understandable that she would wrestle with guilt about betraying her family or other's expectations. Being uptight, or wanting harmony with those around you, does not automatically mean you have Si as a dominant function. I think having inferior Se can cause you to be uptight, tertiary Ti along with stress in difficult periods of time can contribute to being blunt, and auxiliary Fe can contribute to being reluctant to breaking rules. I still don't believe there is enough to suggest that she is a Si dom or inferior Ne, especially in light of the other characters that are. To me, it's so clear that she is an INFJ and it's actually quite beautiful because she's not the stereotype and she has so many complex nuances as a character. Even then, as an INFJ, I found my younger self resonating with her quite a lot.
